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Ms Idas Child Care Center

Waco, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.

13 state inspections, last 2 years
40 deficiencies on the state’s summary
24 high or medium-high risk
August 25, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued June 29, 1999
Capacity
25 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 AM-05:30 PM
Accepts child care subsidies
Yes
Conditions on the permit
No
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
534862

Where

1511 E League St
Waco, TX 76704

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 8
  • Medium-high 16
  • Medium 15
  • Medium-low 1
  • Low 0

The state’s own summary counts for this operation, as published in the HHSC operations file.

Citations on the record

Each standard the state found not met, newest first, with its risk level and when it was corrected. Showing the newest 25 of 40.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
August 25, 2026Medium High746.1301(a)(6)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 30 Annual Training
State’s note: “The director was missing training in abuse and neglect.”
September 8, 2026
August 25, 2026Medium High746.1301(a)(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training
State’s note: “One caregiver was missing training in abuse and neglect, another caregiver was missing SIDs and shaken baby training and building and physical premises training, and a third caregiver was missing training in SIDs and shaken baby, emergency preparedness, communicable diseases, adminstering medications, food allergies, and building and physical premises safety…”
September 18, 2026
June 26, 2026Medium746.2206(1) - Written Activity Plan - Outdoor Play Opportunities
State’s note: “The infant schedule did not include two outdoor play opportunities or 60 minutes of outside time.”
July 3, 2026
June 26, 2026Medium High746.4907(d) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
State’s note: “The loose-fill at the bottom of the slide had been displaced.”
July 3, 2026
June 26, 2026Medium High746.5207(b) - Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Posted in Each Room
State’s note: “There was no evacuation diagram posted in the pre-k room. This was corrected during the inspection when a copy of the evacuation diagram was posted.”
At the inspection
May 7, 2026Medium High746.1613(a)(4) - Naptime Child/Caregiver Ratio - Additional Employee Required
State’s note: “Two caregivers were required to watch the toddler and pre-k classes at naptime, and there was no additional caregiver in the building. This was corrected during the inspection when the director and another caregiver returned to the operation.”
May 7, 2026
March 12, 2026High746.3407(12) - Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
State’s note: “There was a can of Lysol spray left on a bookshelf within reach of children. This was corrected during the inspection when the bottle was moved to a shelf out of reach.”
March 12, 2026
March 11, 2026High746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
State’s note: “A caregiver stated that they had nine children when there were children in the classroom. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver was informed that they had ten children.”
March 11, 2026
March 11, 2026Medium High746.3417(3) - Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
State’s note: “A caregiver did not wash an infant's hands before putting the infant down after a diaper change. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver was reminded about handwashing and the caregiver lifted the infant up to the sink to wash their hands.”
March 11, 2026
March 11, 2026High746.3407(12) - Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
State’s note: “There was a bottle of Clorox wipes left on a bookshelf in the pre-k class within the reach of children. This was corrected during the inspection when the bottle was moved to a shelf out of reach.”
March 11, 2026
March 11, 2026High746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
State’s note: “A caregiver stepped out of their room to open the front door and left their class briefly unsupervised. Another caregiver was sitting in an office adjacent to the classroom instead of in the classroom, leaving their class unsupervised. These were corrected when both caregivers returned to their respective classrooms.”
March 11, 2026
March 10, 2026Medium746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
State’s note: “One infant who was still on formula didn't have feeding instructions updated for February or March.”
March 13, 2026
March 10, 2026Medium High746.4907(d) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
State’s note: “One of the slides on the playground had loose-fill that had compacted and was not six inches deep. There were also two small slides, a seated merry-go-round, and a piece of bouncing equipment that did not have any loose-fill.”
March 24, 2026
March 10, 2026Medium746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification
State’s note: “The CPSC form was last signed in October 2024.”
March 13, 2026
March 10, 2026Medium High746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
State’s note: “The ramp down to the playground had broken boards on one side of the railing, and there was a loose board on the shed that had exposed nails.”
March 20, 2026
March 10, 2026Medium High746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
State’s note: “One of the infant caregivers briefly stepped out of the infant room, leaving six infants with one caregiver. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver returned to the infant room.”
March 10, 2026
October 3, 2025Medium Low746.401(9) - Posting Requirements - List entitled "Current Employees"--sized at least 81/2 X 11 inches, printed legibly, include employee first and last name
State’s note: “The operation did not have a list of employees posted where parents could view it.”
October 10, 2025
October 3, 2025High746.201(1) - Policies Comply with Rules
State’s note: “The parent handbook was missing parents right information, procedures for accomodating children with special needs, procedures for employee vaccinations, a policy about daily health checks, information on the benefits of physical activity, a plan for indoor physical activity to occur when children can't go outside, information on how parents can review minim…”
October 17, 2025
October 3, 2025Medium746.801(8) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance Records
State’s note: “There were no playground checklists available for review.”
October 10, 2025
April 25, 2025Medium746.2207(a) - Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
State’s note: “The infants in the infant room were watching television. This was corrected during the inspection when the television was turned off.”
At the inspection
April 14, 2025High746.2415(b) - AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
State’s note: “A 5-month-old infant was sleeping in the crib with a burp cloth. This was corrected during the inspection when the burp cloth was removed from the crib.”
April 14, 2025
April 8, 2025Medium High746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
State’s note: “There were two caregivers with a group of 13 children whose specified age was 18-23 months. One of the caregivers briefly left the classroom, leaving the group out of ratio. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver returned to the classroom.”
April 8, 2025
April 8, 2025Medium High746.1309(d) - Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required
State’s note: “The infant caregivers and the director did not have training in SIDS, shaken baby, and early childhood brain development for 2024.”
April 22, 2025
April 8, 2025Medium746.4003(b) - First Aid Kit - Supplies Not Expired
State’s note: “Some antibiotic and anti-itch cream in the first aid kit had recently expired. This was corrected during the inspection when the creams were disposed of.”
At the inspection
April 8, 2025Medium746.2207(a) - Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
State’s note: “There was TV playing in the infant room. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregivers were informed that screen time can't be used for children under two and the TV was turned off.”
At the inspection

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Ms Idas Child Care Center?

Texas HHSC's file lists 13 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on August 25, 2026. 10 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Ms Idas Child Care Center have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 40: 8 high-risk, 16 medium-high-risk, 15 medium-risk, 1 medium-low-risk. Each one is listed below with its date and whether it was corrected.

Is this a rating?

No. This page shows the State of Texas's own public records, summarized. It is not a rating, a review or our opinion. Ask the operation or HHSC about anything here.

About this record. Public record from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation: the operations file, the inspections file and the non-compliance file on data.texas.gov, read daily. We summarize the state’s counts and quote its words; we don’t rate, rank or review anyone. For the official record or a complaint, go to HHSC Child Care Regulation. Is this your operation, and is something wrong? Tell us.

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